Fixed and random effects in the variation of the finger ridge count: a study of fragile-X families.

Article

Fixed and random effects in the variation of the finger ridge count: a study of fragile-X families.

American journal of human genetics - 1 May 1992

Loesch D Z, Huggins R M

Abstract excerpt

A maximum-likelihood scoring technique for analysis of pedigree data allows for the concurrent estimation of random and of fixed effects in a quantitative trait. We included both types of effects in genetic models, to study the sources of variation in finger ridge count in 54 large families affec...

Topics

Dermatoglyphics
Female
Fragile X Syndrome
Genes, Dominant
Genetic Variation
Humans
Likelihood Functions
Male
Mathematics
Models, Genetic
Pedigree

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